Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
99.
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Albert
37 -23 -15 -28.8%
99.
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Jack
37 new new new
99.
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Reginald
37 -4 0 0.0%
98.
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Gavin
38 -11 -5 -11.6%
96.
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Errol
40 +4 +6 +17.6%
96.
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Terrence
40 -6 -2 -4.8%
93.
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Hugh
42 -12 -3 -6.7%
93.
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Walter
42 -23 -15 -26.3%
93.
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Warwick
42 -6 -1 -2.3%
89.
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Clifford
43 -9 -4 -8.5%
89.
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Ernest
43 +3 +2 +4.9%
89.
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Mark
43 new new new
89.
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Selwyn
43 new new new
87.
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Frank
44 +10 +8 +22.2%
87.
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Henry
44 -17 -13 -22.8%
86.
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Allen
49 +1 +6 +14.0%
82.
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Derek
50 +17 +15 +42.9%
82.
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Gerald
50 +1 +6 +13.6%
82.
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Grant
50 new new new
82.
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Lawrence
50 +11 +10 +25.0%
81.
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Harold
51 +14 +14 +37.8%
78.
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Kerry
54 +3 +9 +20.0%
78.
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Leonard
54 -5 -1 -1.8%
78.
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Stanley
54 -10 -9 -14.3%
77.
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Clive
55 +6 +11 +25.0%
76.
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Frederick
57 -6 0 0.0%
74.
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Lindsay
59 -9 -8 -11.9%
74.
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Roy
59 +5 +10 +20.4%
72.
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Ivan
62 -12 -10 -13.9%
72.
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Phillip
62 +11 +18 +40.9%
71.
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Andrew
63 -7 -5 -7.4%
70.
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Garry
64 -3 -1 -1.5%
68.
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Francis
66 -7 -5 -7.0%
68.
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Norman
66 -15 -23 -25.8%
64.
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Denis
67 +12 +15 +28.8%
64.
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Joseph
67 +12 +15 +28.8%
64.
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Stephen
67 +5 +5 +8.1%
64.
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Stuart
67 +10 +13 +24.1%
63.
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Alexander
71 0 +2 +2.9%
61.
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Owen
76 +13 +22 +40.7%
61.
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Rex
76 -9 -14 -15.6%
60.
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Mervyn
79 +6 +13 +19.7%
59.
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Bernard
83 -4 0 0.0%
58.
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Desmond
87 +1 +12 +16.0%
56.
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Charles
88 -10 -12 -12.0%
56.
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Eric
88 -7 -8 -8.3%
55.
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Victor
90 new new new
54.
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Warren
92 0 +5 +5.7%
52.
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Malcolm
93 -3 -3 -3.1%
52.
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Maurice
93 +3 +10 +12.0%
50.
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Bryan
96 +7 +18 +23.1%
50.
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Rodney
96 +11 +25 +35.2%
49.
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Neville
101 -1 +3 +3.1%
48.
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Arthur
104 -1 +5 +5.1%
47.
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Robin
108 -4 -5 -4.4%
46.
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Philip
109 +12 +32 +41.6%
45.
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Edward
116 -5 -3 -2.5%
44.
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Patrick
118 +1 +10 +9.3%
43.
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Noel
119 +1 +8 +7.2%
42.
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Gordon
123 -1 +5 +4.2%
41.
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Geoffrey
129 +1 +12 +10.3%
40.
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Christopher
131 +11 +37 +39.4%
39.
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Leslie
139 0 +19 +15.8%
38.
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Terence
143 -4 +4 +2.9%
36.
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George
144 +1 +13 +9.9%
36.
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Neil
144 0 +10 +7.5%
35.
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Roger
152 -8 -19 -11.1%
33.
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Russell
156 +2 +21 +15.6%
33.
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Thomas
156 -3 -4 -2.5%
32.
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Keith
161 0 +12 +8.1%
31.
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Ross
164 +7 +37 +29.1%
30.
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Dennis
172 +2 +23 +15.4%
29.
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Douglas
185 +2 +33 +21.7%
28.
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Wayne
193 +1 +31 +19.1%
27.
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Allan
194 -2 +19 +10.9%
26.
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Trevor
201 -2 +13 +6.9%
25.
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Gary
214 +2 +43 +25.1%
24.
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Paul
236 +2 +63 +36.4%
23.
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Barry
251 -3 +9 +3.7%
22.
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Donald
255 -8 -27 -9.6%
21.
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Anthony
262 +1 +25 +10.5%
20.
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Murray
263 +3 +54 +25.8%
19.
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Bruce
278 -2 +14 +5.3%
18.
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Colin
279 -6 -5 -1.8%
17.
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Graham
287 0 +23 +8.7%
16.
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Ronald
289 +4 +47 +19.4%
15.
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Raymond
295 -4 +7 +2.4%
14.
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Graeme
296 +5 +34 +13.0%
13.
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Alan
301 +3 +32 +11.9%
12.
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Kenneth
328 -2 +30 +10.1%
11.
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James
345 -2 0 0.0%
10.
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Richard
363 +5 +92 +33.9%
9.
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Kevin
366 +3 +82 +28.9%
8.
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Ian
412 -1 +37 +9.9%
7.
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Brian
479 -1 +18 +3.9%
6.
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Michael
496 +2 +127 +34.4%
5.
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William
508 0 -4 -0.8%
4.
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Robert
635 0 +6 +1.0%
3.
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Peter
740 0 +109 +17.3%
2.
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David
743 0 +9 +1.2%
1.
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John
1,376 0 +206 +17.6%
Girls
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
100.
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Maria
40 -13 -3 -7.0%
98.
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Ellen
41 new new new
98.
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Faye
41 0 +2 +5.1%
97.
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Norma
42 -12 -3 -6.7%
94.
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Daphne
43 -7 0 0.0%
94.
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Marjorie
43 -1 +2 +4.9%
94.
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Shona
43 -13 -9 -17.3%
92.
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Lynnette
45 new new new
92.
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Sally
45 -2 +3 +7.1%
91.
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Sylvia
46 -7 -1 -2.1%
89.
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Evelyn
48 -7 0 0.0%
89.
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Sharon
48 +9 +9 +23.1%
86.
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Adrienne
50 -4 +2 +4.2%
86.
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Lynne
50 +7 +9 +22.0%
86.
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Robin
50 -8 -4 -7.4%
85.
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Joyce
51 -7 -3 -5.6%
84.
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Fay
52 -4 -1 -1.9%
82.
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Karen
55 +3 +10 +22.2%
82.
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Linda
55 +5 +12 +27.9%
81.
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Vivienne
56 new new new
80.
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Leonie
57 -18 -12 -17.4%
79.
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Rosalie
61 -5 +4 +7.0%
77.
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Jacqueline
63 -1 +7 +12.5%
77.
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Julie
63 -5 +3 +5.0%
76.
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Denise
64 -3 +5 +8.5%
73.
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Betty
65 -15 -8 -11.0%
73.
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Doreen
65 +22 +25 +62.5%
73.
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Eileen
65 +3 +9 +16.1%
72.
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Gloria
67 -22 -20 -23.0%
71.
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Beverly
68 -6 0 0.0%
70.
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Catherine
69 -23 -22 -24.2%
69.
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Jill
70 -1 +4 +6.1%
68.
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Joy
73 -16 -8 -9.9%
67.
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Diana
76 -11 +2 +2.7%
66.
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Ruth
77 -7 +7 +10.0%
62.
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Josephine
78 -7 +1 +1.3%
62.
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Nancy
78 +6 +12 +18.2%
62.
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Noeline
78 +9 +15 +23.8%
62.
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Suzanne
78 -6 +4 +5.4%
61.
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Marlene
80 +29 +38 +90.5%
60.
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Dawn
82 +2 +13 +18.8%
59.
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Jillian
84 0 +14 +20.0%
57.
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Cheryl
86 new new new
57.
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Rosemary
86 -13 -11 -11.3%
54.
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Glenys
88 -11 -12 -12.0%
54.
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Jocelyn
88 +11 +20 +29.4%
54.
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Ngaire
88 0 +9 +11.4%
52.
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Ann
89 -18 -18 -16.8%
52.
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Irene
89 -7 -7 -7.3%
51.
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Gillian
90 +23 +33 +57.9%
50.
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Marilyn
91 -1 +3 +3.4%
48.
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Kay
95 +17 +27 +39.7%
48.
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Lois
95 -17 -20 -17.4%
46.
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Gail
97 +13 +27 +38.6%
46.
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Jean
97 +2 +7 +7.8%
45.
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Carole
98 +8 +18 +22.5%
44.
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Carolyn
99 +24 +33 +50.0%
43.
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June
102 +19 +33 +47.8%
42.
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Wendy
107 +9 +21 +24.4%
41.
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Dianne
108 +5 +15 +16.1%
40.
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Annette
112 -7 +4 +3.7%
39.
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Marion
114 +3 +13 +12.9%
38.
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Marie
118 -14 -30 -20.3%
37.
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Jeanette
121 +3 +19 +18.6%
36.
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Alison
126 -9 -11 -8.0%
35.
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Robyn
129 -1 +22 +20.6%
34.
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Lesley
131 +6 +29 +28.4%
33.
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Elaine
132 -3 +13 +10.9%
32.
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Raewyn
133 +6 +29 +27.9%
31.
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Anne
136 +1 +27 +24.8%
30.
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Frances
141 -1 +18 +14.6%
29.
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Joan
144 -4 +2 +1.4%
28.
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Yvonne
147 +6 +40 +37.4%
27.
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Dorothy
149 -6 -23 -13.4%
26.
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Sandra
151 +12 +47 +45.2%
25.
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Christine
153 +12 +48 +45.7%
24.
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Pauline
159 +2 +18 +12.8%
23.
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Valerie
163 0 -2 -1.2%
22.
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Maureen
202 -4 +8 +4.1%
21.
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Kathleen
205 -4 +5 +2.5%
20.
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Janet
206 +2 +37 +21.9%
19.
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Susan
218 +9 +82 +60.3%
18.
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Lorraine
222 +1 +37 +20.0%
17.
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Colleen
229 -2 +17 +8.0%
16.
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Beverley
241 -4 -2 -0.8%
15.
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Diane
247 +5 +65 +35.7%
14.
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Shirley
253 -5 -16 -5.9%
13.
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Heather
262 -2 +11 +4.4%
12.
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Jennifer
303 +1 +66 +27.8%
11.
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Helen
307 -4 +20 +7.0%
10.
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Pamela
313 -2 +33 +11.8%
9.
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Carol
314 +7 +113 +56.2%
8.
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Lynette
316 +6 +101 +47.0%
7.
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Elizabeth
334 +3 +68 +25.6%
6.
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Barbara
345 0 +25 +7.8%
5.
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Mary
348 0 0 0.0%
4.
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Janice
357 0 -10 -2.7%
3.
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Patricia
488 -1 +7 +1.5%
2.
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Judith
532 +1 +55 +11.5%
1.
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Margaret
696 0 +15 +2.2%